Zachariah Darlington

Zachariah Darlington (1677-1715) was a British buccaneer who made his career during the Golden Age of Piracy in the Caribbean.

Biography


Zachariah Darlington was born in Great Britain, and took to a life overseas as a ways of escaping poverty and gaining riches and adventure. He served as a privateer for the Royal Navy during the War of the Spanish Succession (1700-1714) and was a buccaneer after the war ended. Darlington joined the Templar Order with promises of riches after losing his British employment, hoping to gain more treasure and fame without needing to be employed by any king or queen.

Death
Zachariah Darlington was targeted by Madeleine Grimley, a member of the Assassin Order, because of his Templar affiliations. He was cornered on the balcony of his building in Kingston, Jamaica, by Grimley, who shot him in the head with a pistol, killing him.